PrintEmbark For The Ozarks
EnlargeYou can go to Branson, Missouri, for some over-the-top, delightfully bizarre sights. For instance, you can visit Predator World, the Titanic Museum, The World’s Largest Toy Museum, or the Hollywood Wax Museum. But if you’re looking for an experience that truly captures the beauty, history, and heritage of the Ozarks, you’ll want to head just 10 miles south of Branson to stay at Big Cedar Lodge.
Big Cedar has gone through multiple incarnations since the land was first purchased by Frisco Railroad executive Harry Worman and entrepreneur Jude Simmons in the 1920s, when traveling by train made the Ozarks a favored and accessible destination for those who wanted to get away from the hubbub of city life. But when the White River was dammed in 1958, forming the 43,000-acre Table Rock Lake, this ruggedly beautiful Ozark forest property was primed, prepped, and practically begging to be developed by the impresario of an angler kingdom. Fortunately, John Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops, decided to purchase the property, located about one hour away from his original Outdoor World store in Springfield, Missouri, and has since turned it into one of the finest lake resorts in the nation. Whether you’re looking for seclusion, fine dining, an ideal family outing, a relaxing spa experience, or just some of the most superior bass fishing in the country, you’ll find it at Big Cedar.
FYI: 800.225.6343, www.bigcedar.com.
issue: July 2010
